Death certificate
Civil registration services are currently closed to the public for walk-in services. You can order a death certificate by email or online.
Information you need to provide
To get a death certificate you need to provide:
- full name of the deceased
- date of death
- name of street, hospital, home, town where the deceased died
- former address of deceased
- age of deceased when they passed away
Fees
A death certificate costs €20.
Postage for online and postal orders is €1.50 per order in Ireland and €2 per order outside of Ireland.
Order online
If we are unable to find the record, we will send you a full refund.
We aim to process online orders within 30 working days.
Order by phone
You can order and pay by phone in all civil registration offices except Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow.
We aim to process phone orders within 5 working days.
Order by email
You can order by email from all civil registration offices except Dublin, Kildare and Wicklow.
Include your phone number if ordering by email. We will call you back to take payment over the phone.
We aim to process phone orders within 5 working days.